The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-09-03
THE MEDICAL CONGRESS.
Distinguished Physicians Who Will Be Pres
ent-An Elaborate Programme.


The high character of the meeting is clearly
indicated by the long list of physicians who will
read papers before the various sections. The
number Of papers to be read is 4O4 They cover
the whole field of modern medical science.
On general medicine there will be thirteen,
DR.. v G. Perez, of the Canary islands; Joseph
koroy of Buda- Pessh, Hungary, and Christian
Karmelee. of Freibsrg, Germany, contributing.
On general surgery there will be thrtytwo pa
pers, some of which will be submitted by Drs.
Assaky. of Bucharest. Roumania; Leon De
Fort of Paris. and John Chsyne, of London.
On military and naval surgery and
medicine, Francis Patrick Staples. sur
geon in the British army; DR.. Neu-
dorfer. of the Austrian army; Sir Thomas
Lanemere. of England; Prof Won Esmarch,
of KEEL. Germany; III. w. C. Gor of Holland;
Health Commissioner Joseph D. Bryant of this
city; Richard Francis Tobin. of st. Vincents
Hospital Dublin, and forty-three others will
submit important theories. There will he forty
three papers obstetrics. Among the contrib
tors are Drs. Emil Ehrendorfer, of Innsbruck
Austria; Domenco Peruzzi, of Bologna Prof
Leopold. of Dresden, and Prof. Lazarelwitch, of
ST. Petersburg, Russia. The papers on gyn@-
Geological subjects will be the most numerous.
They number ffty-seven Among the writer's
are Drs. Leopold Meyer. of Copenhagen; r.
Beverly Cole, of San Francisco: F. Semeleder,
of Mexico, and DIR. Hegar, of Freiberg,
Switzerland. On anatomy there to be forty
one papers; all but three by Americans.
The foreigners Drs. Reginald Harrison
and VIM. NJ Banks. of Liverpool, and Frohman,
of Jena. There will be fifteen papers on Physi
ology and nine on pathology. Dr. Karlutis, of
Alexandria. Egypt is among those who will
read on the latter subject. On diseases of chill
dren thirty-three papers will be offered. Drs.,
Cyrus Edison. of this city; Grancher Cadet de
Gassecourt of Paris; Moncordo of Rio de Ja-
oil and Nv cnin n INF
ing. On ophthalmoloRy there will be twenty
papers read. Besides these there will be
thlrty-tour papers on clmatology and demog-
raphy, read bv Drs. John d. Macdonald in
spector in the royal navy; Thomas w. Kay, of
Beyrout. Syria; NJ. lie Marquis de Nadailloc of
Cloyes, France; W. Boone, Shanghai, China,
and others; forty seven psychologl-
cal medicine and nervous diseases
by Drs. E. A. Aomen, of Helsingfors, Finland;
Megalhaes Lemos of Oporto, Portugal, and
others; and seven dental and aural surgery.
All the papers read and the important proceed
ings of the session will be printed, and TINS the
effect OF the meetings will not be dissipated
the congress adjourns. English. French
and German will be the official languages of the
congress. the programmes and titles of all the
papers being printed in these three languages.
The details have all been arranged. and to-day
DR. John B. Hamilton Surgeon general of the
Marine Hospital Service. the secretary gen.
eral of the congress, will take up his head
quarters in the Riggs House. and attend
to the printing of the programmes and
synopsis of the papers submitted The pro-
pages. The congress copveues here in accord
ance with the arrangements made in August
1884. at Copenhagen. Much comment has been
occasioned by the fact that the session will be
held at a time when many citizens of Wash
ington who have capacious houses and the means
to entertain handsomely will hs absent from the
city The general meetings of the session will
be held in Albaughs Opera-house. For the
meetings of the various sections where the pa
pers will be read and discussed, seventeen other
halls have been secured The banquet and
ceptions will be held in the grand hall of the
new Pension Building. This is BIC feet
long and 1l6 fee. wide. and has
floor space of 36. Csc feet. It here
that President Cleveland's famous inauguration
ball was held, although at that time the hall
unfinished. No attempt at decoration will
be made beyond draping the national colors and
hanging around the walls the shields of all
tlons. Two rows of four brick columns, each
125 feet high. plastered in white and topped by
exquisite Corinthan capitals run across the mid
die of the hall and give support to the immense
roof that covers the court. The floor is made of
small octagonal tiles. In the ter of the court
is a fountain twenty fact in diameter.
There will be much larger attendance of
American members than was at first antici-
pated while the attendance Of foreign members
will include famous throughout the
world.
The deliberations of the congress will OCCUPY
six days, the social events of each day being
sandwiche6 between tho meetings. 1t will
eanize Monday at II O'Clock at Albaueh's
Opera house, wnen 1t will be addressed by Sec
rotary of State Bayard. At night will occur the
reception at the hall of the Pension Office. On
Tuesday the session will listen to general ad-
dresses and discuss various papers in the sec
tional halls, and at night pay q visit to the Cor
coran art gallery. and to President and Mrs.
Cleveland at the White House. Wednesday
will be devoted to like business. with lawn
party at Grasslands. Secretary Whitney's sub
urban residence; a reception at ex-Commis
sionsr Dents home Georgetown Heights
reception at Representative Glover's, and a like
entertainment at Consul Thomas Wilson's.
will occupy the evening. A general
sion will be held Thursday, and in
the evening will occur the big banquet
unique. They contain several historical sketch
es: The landing of Columbus, Washingtons
birthplace signing the Declaration of Independ-
ence the Peace of 1888, Liberty Enlightening
the World, the great review of the Union army
in Washington ip 1865, and the Inauguration of
President Cleveland. The menu is also very
ornate A rainbow supporting the coats of arms
of the original thirteen States constitutes the
frontispiece. In the clouds underneath the coats
of arms of the other twenty FIVE States artis-
ticallv grouped. Colu bia is represented on the
first page mixing punch for the world, while on
the last page Brother Jonathan is depicted
among representa- of the world opening
champagne and wishing them good luck all
around. An eagles nest, formed of the Ameri-
can flag illustrates the outside cover.
On Friday a general meeting will occupy the
attention of the congress and on Saturday the
meeting will adjourn and the delegates will be
given an excursion to Mount Vernon. The in
mated by engraving of the old Washington
mansion and the tomb. Between the two
eagle is shown holding in its talons the flags of
the six great nations of Europe. In his beak IS
a ribbon on which is inscribed, Welcome E
Pluribus Unum."
By way of supplement to the regular pro-
gramme the foreign delegates will be rendered
an excursion TO Watkins Glen and Niagara Falls |
The cards of invitation have engraviugs in min
nature of Washington. Watkins Glen. High
Bridge at Harlem, Seneca Lake and Niagara |
Falls. The pictures faithful liksnesses and |
make very handsome and valuable souvenir.